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Peddler Permits for the Farmers Market a Main Topic for Norris City Village Meeting
The Norris City Village Board met in its regular monthly session for about an hour Monday night. Scott Mareing was there and has this report…. Ashley Garlick, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce and two other members spoke to the board concerning peddler permits for the Farmers Market. She said they host events in the village every Thursday from 10 AM to 5 PM and can’t afford to pay fees being charged to vendors and would have to shut them down. This brings in businesses and is a benefit to the community, which Mayor Skip Land agreed. Village attorney Nathan Roland said they may need to update the ordinance to accommodate the Chamber. The Mayor said he and the board will work with them to hammer out an agreement both sides would be happy with.
Illinois officials urge residents to avoid at-home fireworks this Fourth of July
After the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that nearly 10,000 fireworks-related injuries and eight fatalities occurred in 2023, officials in Illinois are urging the public to leave the explosives to the pros. On Monday, the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance held an event ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, urging...
Undocumented immigrants now eligible for standard Illinois driver's licenses
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Under an Illinois law that went into effect Monday, undocumented immigrants are now eligible for standard driver's licenses in Illinois.It is a change that seeks to reduce the stigma around driving without citizenship, and to make the roads across the state safer.For more than a decade, undocumented immigrants have been able to drive legally in Illinois so long as they passed their road test and had proof of insurance—under legislation signed into law in 2013 by then-Gov. Pat Quinn. This new law takes things one step further by changing the look and language of their former licenses.What...
Pritzker signs 49 bills impacting elections, hunting, mobile park residents and more
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted 49 bills Monday that touch on elections, hunting, mobile home park residents, criminal justice, education and more. House Bill 4621, effective immediately with some provisions taking effect July 1, 2025, creates the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services within the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. The move allows the office to provide pretrial services to circuit courts and counties that don’t currently have pretrial services agencies. There has been an explosion of pretrial hearings since cash...
Illinois officials react to SCOTUS presidential immunity ruling
(The Center Square) – Reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court granting "absolute immunity" to the president of the United States when acting in his core constitutional duty is getting reaction from Illinois elected officials. Monday’s ruling comes in response to former President Donald Trump's claim that he has presidential immunity against the charges brought against him over actions he took as president. He is the first former president to face criminal charges. ...
Pritzker could sign reusable tenant screening bill, further regulating landlords
(The Center Square) – Illinois could become the latest in a string of states to enact a measure seeking to save renters money on repeated application costs with House Bill 4926 on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk. The measure would amend the Landlord and Tenant Act to allow a tenant to use what’s called a reusable tenant screening report when applying to rent properties. Proponents say the bill can save renters money by letting them get their own basic screening from a third party. The screening...
Martin Luther King Jr. statue returns to Illinois Capitol
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — After nearly two years, a statue honoring a civil rights icon is available for the public to view again. The Illinois Secretary of State’s office confirmed the Martin Luther King Jr. statue would stand again at its pedestal across from 2nd Street facing the Capitol starting Monday. Officials previously announced the […]
New Illinois laws on July 1st include gas tax increase, child labor law changes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — On July 1st, new laws will go into effect in Illinois that raise the motor fuel tax, alter the child labor laws regarding social media, and grant driver’s licenses to undocumented migrants. Gas tax increase Currently, the tax stands at 45 cents a gallon. On July 1st, 2024, it will increase […]
How much money did total eclipse crowd pump into Evansville-area economy?
EVANSVILLE — You could quibble about just how many people visited Evansville and surrounding areas for April's total solar eclipse — but whatever their number, they spent a pile of money here. Completed in June after more than two months of work, a study commissioned by eclipse planner...
Uniontown Water Rescue introduces new boat
UNION COUNTY, Ky. (WEVV) — A new addition in Union County is expected to help save lives. The Uniontown Water Rescue posted photos of their new boat which will be used as a resource for rescues and recoveries. Officials say they are blessed to have a more reliable asset...
One person dead after shootout with Evansville Police
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Evansville Police Department is investigating after a man was shot by police during an incident Tuesday evening in Evansville. Now, we’re told by Officer Taylor Merriss that the subject involved has passed away. Around 5:15 p.m., officers were called to the 500 block of...
Police body cam video shows chaotic scene following gas station shooting
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - New body cam video acquired from Evansville Police shows the moments officers arrived to the ‘On The Fly’ gas station following a shooting there Sunday morning. Three people were shot at the gas station, including a teenage boy who police say was shot in...
As Indiana seeks to resume lethal injections, 2 Evansville-area men sit on death row
EVANSVILLE – After a 15-year pause, Indiana plans to resume lethal injections – but there’s no word on when the eight convicted killers on death row, including two Southern Indiana men, may have their sentences carried out. Erin Murphy, a spokeswoman for Gov. Eric Holcomb, declined to tell the Courier & Press where the state will get the pentobarbital it plans to use to kill people, saying it’s confidential information under state law. And when asked if...
City of Evansville taking steps to clean up warehouse fire debris
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — Nearly two years later, Evansville is still dealing with the aftermath of large warehouse fires and the wreckage they leave behind. Currently, there’s not one, but two heaps of burnt wood and twisted metal clearly visible from the Lloyd Expressway, and they’ve just been sitting idle for months, even years.
EVSC School Board member convicted for allowing drug dealing at her bar
According to a report in the Evansville Courier and Press, Evansville school board member Amy Word was found guilty on Friday of maintaining a common nuisance after a three-day trial. The verdict was confirmed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson, Ellora Daily, shortly before 12:30 p.m. The trial took place in Sullivan County due to significant media coverage in Evansville.
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